295Content of national minimum wage order—other matters

295 Content of national minimum wage order—other matters

Expressing minimum wages and the casual loading

(1) In a national minimum wage order:

(a) the national minimum wage, and the special national minimum wages, set by the order must be expressed in a way that produces a monetary amount per hour; and

(b) the casual loading for award/agreement free employees must be expressed as a percentage.

Note: The means by which the national minimum wage or a special national minimum wage may be expressed include:

(a) a monetary amount per hour; or

(b) a monetary amount for a specified number of hours; or

(c) a method for calculating a monetary amount per hour.

Terms about how the order applies

(2) The order may also include terms about how the order, or any of the requirements in it, applies.